V8 Vantage Shooting Brake (by Roos)

(1999)

Roos Engineering near Bern in Switzerland have been associated with Aston Martin ever since they first became official dealers in 1975. The V600 specification Vantage Shooting Brake was the first major coachbuilding project that has been undertaken by the Swiss firm and has been done with the full co-oration of Aston Martin Lagonda back in the UK.

V8 Vantage Shooting Brake (by Roos)

Built over two years, the conversion involved an entirely new roof, chassis strengthening and the new rear door consuming 1,800 hours of craftsmanship. Roos had to fabricate several new interior panels and rear seats that can be folded flat to carry much greater loads than the coupe could ever dream of including full length skis. Yet the shooting brake only weighed 60kg more than the donor car. At the time, it was considered to be “the fastest and strongest estate car of the world.” With a 0-60 acceleration time of 3.9 seconds, we must assume the German owner was well satisfied with the end result.

This page has been made with the kind assistance of Roos Engineering of Safenwil in Switzerland